[pianotech] Balance rail bushings

[John Ross]

Yup, that is what I inferred.
The internet is wonderful, isn't it.
John Ross,
Windsor, Nova Scotia
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Balance rail bushings




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  From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
  Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:58 AM
  To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Balance rail bushings

  > I went to one of the free translation sites, and this is what I got for that 
  > tool.
  > 
  > You can mill from resonance ground milling machine RBF 206 with the 
  > resonance ground milling machine RBF 206 tears in the resonance ground 
  > exactly, uniformly and quickly, on can cement around subsequently the 
  > suitable chips. The machine offers following advantages to you: . Adjustable 
  > milling machine depth . every tear can, with few exceptions, milled become . 
  > milling machine leaf interchangeable.

  Sounds like it was translated by a computer!

  > 
  > John Ross,
  > Windsor, Nova Scotia
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
  > To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
  > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:09 AM
  > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Balance rail bushings
  > 
  > 
  > Gregor _ wrote:
  >> Getting the old bushings out: I used to use steam, but I heard from
  >> collegues that it´s much easier and quicker to use ethyl alcohol
  >> (spiritus). Never tried that myself. But they say that subsequent
  >> steaming is not necessary. The felt will just dissolve from the wood.
  > 
  > Try that with Titebond installed bushings.
  > 
  > 
  >> Installing the new felt: thread the felt thorugh the slot between key
  >> and key button and push it with a needle from the key balance hole
  >> upwards. I apply a thin layer of TiteBond to the felt that is sidewise
  >> of the key button and pull the felt from above. I use clamps and no
  >> cauls. Look here for these clamps in the catalog (item no. 42.05.00).
  > 
  > I was instructed to do it this way 35 years ago, and
  > discovered immediately just how miserable those clamps are. As
  > soon as I could, I made my first set of cauls from aluminum,
  > like the 42.05.10, only not double ended. They weren't
  > available anywhere I was aware of, so making them was my only
  > choice. Still using them, and the other sets I've bought since.
  > 
  > 
  >> http://www.pianoteile.com/kataloge/pdf/Werkzeugkatalog.pdf
  > 
  > So what's the 40.00.00 with the big teeth on page 2.09? Looks
  > lethal, but interesting.
  > Ron N
  > 
  > 
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